Nishan Velupillay
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| Full name | Nishan Velupillay | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Endeavour United | |||||||||||||||||
| Glen Eira FC | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Melbourne Victory NPL | 17 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Melbourne Victory | 108 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Australia U23 | 14 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Australia | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Nishan Matthew Velupillay (Tamil: நிஷான் மேத்யூ வேலுப்பிள்ளை, pronounced [niːʃɑːn ʋeːlupːiɭɭai]; born 7 May 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Melbourne Victory and the Australia national team.